Build me a rifle.

[ghosthunter]

I just read  in Fish & Fur about a guy who made up a Wolf hunting rifle to shoot out to 800 yards. I thought it would be interesting to hear from all of you on a rifle & scope combo. I have often thought about putting together a rifle for longer ranges. So here you go. Build me a rifle. I dont have alot of money so the rifle has to be say 700 dollars or less Plus scope.
I want to hunt everything deer,elk,caribou,black bear,antelope,wolf,coyote,moose,sheep,goats.
I am a *censored* so I want light recoil.
I shoot a 30.06  pump carbine now.
And I am a lefty.

What say ye

[videoman]

I don't think you can build a 800yd ethical killing rifle for $700

[wraithen]

First, can you shoot to 800 accurately? If so, then you already know what you need  done! You will need a fair amount in scope, bottom barrel I'd say 200 bucks should do it. That leaves 500 for a rifle? Buy a savage stevens and get a real stock and a decent trigger for it. You're out of money so hope that barrel is a shooter!

[JJB11B]

buy yourself a Remington 700P in .300 Win Mag...save up for a good quality optic. your going to spend at least 700 on good glass to shoot that far consistently

[JJB11B]

It will only take a good gunsmith a few minutes to set a factory Remington trigger to 2.5 lbs. The stock has an aluminum bedding block and the barrels are free floated. The barrels are also good shooters. I hear a lot of good things about SWFA Super Sniper fixed 10x scope. 300 bucks for Badger Ordinance 20 MOA rail and Badger Ordinance rings. so your looking at $1800  or so....  I dont think you can be ethical and shoot 800 yards for much less money..IMO

[Bean Counter]

Given the $700 budget I would buy a Zeiss Conquest riflescope in 3-9x40mm ($400 or less) and put it on a used, dendable rifle. I bought my Ruger aught six for $300.and last gun show I went to saw a few for that price. zero it out at six hundres yards and study your ballistic tables well.

[Bean Counter]

Oh yeah, youll need a good range finder, several hundred bucks for one of those, too. if you.don't already own one and dont have.a sepatate  budget for that then I'm with the above.who say youre a bit thin.in the wallet to undertake this.

[wraithen]

I'm not saying that at all. He may very well be able to slap something together that can do the job at that range. I doubt he can work the trigger and turrets for the shot though. Most people don't understand what makes a shot that hard in real life. Shooting a man sized target at 300 meters is enough of a b!tch for me to do consistantly, let alone something I may actually have a use for.

Hey OP, are you wanting to do this cold bore one shot type of a thing? Do you have somewhere to spend literally all day zeroing a rifle?

[Miles]

6.5 x 55.  I don't like recoil either, and I love shooting my swede.   Tikka makes a T3 in 6.5 x 55 that would bring you in well under the $700 limit, then you could spend what you saved on some good glass.  The glass should really be a personal decision.

[coyotewallace]

Is he talking about cleanly harvesting these animals " deer,elk,caribou,black bear,antelope,wolf,coyote,moose,sheep,goats" out to 800 yards ?

[JJB11B]

Is any of the major firearms companies building .338 Lapuas yet?

[Miles]

With the T3 Swede there is no dicking with the trigger, it adjusts down to 2.5 lbs easily.   The barrel is already floated, so that cuts out a little work and potential issues.  You could throw a leupold with M1 turrets on there and be good to go.   Tikkas have a 1-8" twist so that provides for a wide range of possibilities.

[coyotewallace]

Is any of the major firearms companies building .338 Lapuas yet?

Savage

[Miles]

I don't think you can build a 800yd ethical killing rifle for $700

I'm thinking he wanted to spend $700 or less on the rifle, not the rifle and scope.

[wraithen]

I believe the .338 savage offers is already out of the price range unless they've added a few options recently.